Thursday, August 24, 2006

The Myth of Donald

This is one scene that I find particularly revealing about Richard Kelly fixation with a search for God, belongs to the script that was used by the cast and crew during the shooting of the film.

MS. POMEROY And when the other rabbits hear of Fiver's vision, do they believe him? (cough) It could be the death of an entire way of life, the end of an era.

DONNIE Why should we care?

MS. POMEROY Because the rabbits are us, Donnie.

DONNIE Why should I mourn for a rabbit like it was a human?

MS. POMEROY Is the death of one species less tragic than another?

DONNIE Of course. A rabbit is not like us. It has no history books... it has no knowledge of sorrow or regret. I like bunnies and all. They're cute... and they're horny. And if you're cute and horny... then you're probably happy that you don't know who you are... or why you're even alive. But the only thing I've known rabbits to do is have sex as many times as possible before they die.

DONNIE (cont'd) There's no point in crying for a dead rabbit... who never feared death to begin with.

The class is silent for a moment.

GRETCHENYou're wrong. (beat) You're wrong about these rabbits. These rabbits can talk. They are the product of the authors imagination. And he cares for them. So we care for them too. We care that their home has been destroyed... and that their lives are in danger. Otherwise ...we've missed the point.

MS. POMEROY But aren't we forgetting the miracle of storytelling? The dea ex machina. The god machine. That is how the rabbits are saved.